The faint chemical traces in human blood can tell a story even after death. In laboratories at Linköping University and the ...

What happens to a dead body in an extremely cold environment? Does it decompose? How do these conditions affect how forensic scientists understand when the person died? Estimating time of death, also ...

Forensic analysis of skeletal remains is a critical aspect of forensic anthropology, enabling the reconstruction of events surrounding an individual’s death. This field integrates chemical, physical, ...

In the field of forensic analysis there is a significant demand for objectively determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) when human skeletal remains are discovered. So far, a whole range of ...

The necrobiome is the community of organisms that use or are affected by decomposing organic matter. Decomposing organic matter comes in the form of dead plant matter (biomass) or that of dead animals ...

Imagine a job collecting and analysing insects found on human remains to determine the time of death. That’s what forensic entomologist and Universiti Malaya senior lecturer Dr Tania Ivorra does.

In the field of forensic analysis there is a significant demand for objectively determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) when human skeletal remains are discovered. So far, a whole range of ...

Extreme weather conditions can make reconstructing the scene of a crime more difficult. Nick Thompson/iStock via Getty Images Plus What happens to a dead body in an extremely cold environment? Does it ...

A new study has determined the post-mortem interval of human skeletal remains using real samples, which has been made possible by the combination of two non-destructive analytical tools: Raman ...